Plus Burger King on Broadway is gone; there's something for everyone at the Pier 17 summer concert series; John Popper of Blues Traveler remembers Wetlands
Plus: McDonald's is indeed closing; new gallery will have its entrance on Cortlandt Alley; Orthodox Jewish comedian; fashion pop-up shop.
Plus: Car crashed into Broadway sidewalk shed; Seaport District rooftop ice rink and restaurant open next month; when signage blocks a sidewalk; the sculpture on a 56 Leonard balcony. / 12 comments
Plus: Review of Primo's bar; actor bought $19 million Tribeca apartment; Il Mattone to open a third outpost; Nike leases office space at Pier 17; more on Duane Street topper.
Plus: Man pays dearly for a night of nookie; the ice rink coming to Pier 17; Lower Manhattan statistics. / 3 comments
Plus: Michael Levine of Community Board 1 has retired; another Aretha Franklin tribute; cladding starts at 25 Park Row; "Instinct" shoot; one fabulous phallus.
Plus: LeBron James pop-up on Franklin; secret item on the Battery Park City Authority board meeting agenda; the dome at Peck Slip is an art installation; the grimthorping of 80 Centre; Wigstock tickets start at $95; "Ray Donovan." / 10 comments
Plus: The BMCC pool finally reopens today; Pier 17 advertising lights; midcentury-modern furniture store coming to Crosby; a new kosher steakhouse in FiDi. / 1 comment
Plus: Someone bought 1 White; local mall to host the return of the Wigstock drag festival is coming back; new ferry route to the South Bronx; the importance of a free press. / 5 comments
Plus: Sheldon Silver sentenced to prison; author recommends Tribeca restaurants.
Plus: The history of a building at Duane and Hudson; Pier 17's balloon installation; the conversion of 1 Wall; Don Wagyu review; Raul Guerrero at Ortuzar Projects. / 4 comments
Plus: "Wizardry and sorcery" school to open in FiDi; Amazon Prime discounts at Whole Foods; two possible uses for the former Grazin' space on Reade; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resiliency plan; the condominium going up at Canal and Greene. / 5 comments
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Sandra, It wasn't too long ago that you were ranting about marijuana shops not belonging in the neighborhood. So, it's... — Elizabeth / Hobby Lobby has installed signs on Greenwich